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If you take your laptop or Chromebook on your commute, whether on a train, bus, or as a passenger in a carpool, you can pass the time with enjoyable games you can play offline.
These free and fun Chrome game options will keep you entertained and coming back for more. Best of all, you don't need internet access to play them.
Chrome is ending support for its traditional apps. When you launch these games, you'll see a warning that the app is no longer supported. At the time of writing, click Open anyway and the game runs normally, but be aware this may not work indefinitely.
Prepare for battle in Tank Riders, a 3D action game. You must attack the incoming enemies before they take you out. To do so, guide your tank through islands and caves, and make shots ricochet to blast away your foes. With three game modes for Campaign, Multiplayer, and Invasion, there's plenty of fun to keep you entertained.
While the game does work with a joystick, for portability you can use your keyboard. Move your tank using the arrow keys or WASD. Aim with J and L, and fire with the Space key (or use the mouse.) Defend, defeat, and dominate in Tank Riders.
Spelunky is a cave exploration game that offers something new every time you play—literally, since the cave's layout alters. Your aim is to collect as much treasure possible, progressing through as many caves as you can.
Along the way you'll encounter enemies to defeat and perils to overcome; it's a good job you have your trusty rope to help navigate the caves with ease.
For a unique basketball game experience, check out Basket & Ball. With a simple goal of guiding your ball to the basket, the challenge quickly mounts with puzzles to solve and dangerous obstacles in the way. Watch out for fire, bounce around spikes, and use trampolines to get to your goal.
Use the arrows to guide your basketball and the Space key to bounce. If you press the Space key rapidly, you create a power jump which is necessary to overcome some obstacles. Basket & Ball is definitely tricky, but also a lot of fun.
Unlike other games on this list, Chrome Dino isn't an app. Instead, it's a built-in browser game that appears when you open Chrome without an internet connection. But even if you do have a connection, you can access the game at any time by going to chrome://dino/ in your address bar.
Chrome Dino is an endless runner; it's a simple concept, but makes for addictive gameplay. The longer you run, the higher your score. Press space to jump and down arrow to duck obstacles.
Memo-Flip is a basic card memory game. You click to flip over two cards, trying to find a matching pair. The fewer cards you flip, and the quicker your time, the higher your score.
There are a handful of different card themes to choose from, like emojis, flowers, and even Christmas if you're in the festive spirit. It's a perfect way to train your brain and improve your memory.
When all else fails, you can't go wrong with a good game of solitaire. This version for Chrome offers nine different modes for you to choose from, including Klondike, Pyramid, Free Cell, and Spider.
There's a hint feature if you get stuck, along with the ability to undo. Challenge yourself by getting the highest score in the least amount of time. If you love solitaire, then you're bound to enjoy this offline version.
If it reminds you of the original Windows solitaire, you can also bring back the classic Windows games and enjoy them offline.
While the game has been around for years, the award-winning Cut the Rope is still a fun and amusing physics puzzler. Your goal is to feed candy to the cute monster named Om Nom, while attempting to collect three stars in each level.
As the name implies, you do this by cutting the rope in the right order, sending the candy swinging through the level. Watch out for spiky objects, use bubbles to your advantage, and keep Om Nom happy as you move through the various worlds.
The puzzling and challenging 2048 is a popular brain-teaser. Gameplay begins by sliding tiles up, down, left, or right. The numbers on the tiles merge when they match. For example, when two 4s combine, it creates 8. The objective is to continue merging and doubling numbers before running out of space on the board.
Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to shift the tiles in the desired direction. You score while you make moves; when the tiles on the board fill up, your game is over. To get your brain pumping while on the way to work, 2048 is perfect.
If you're after some good old-fashioned word search fun, download the free offline game Word Seek for Chrome. It lets you generate grids of different sizes and the words can either be themed or random.
Plus, if you want to increase the challenge, you can enable settings like hiding the word list or removing all the vowels.
Another enjoyable challenge for puzzle fans is Link All. While the game is easy to learn, it's difficult to master. Your goal is to create a path that touches each of the nodes before reaching the goal. Red lines are your obstacles, so you must make your moves around them.
Select the node you want to move to and your path begins. You can restart a level if needed. There are eight stages with 20 levels each. If you like games that flex those gray cells, Link All is one to try.
Are you an adventurer, strategist, puzzle-solver, or card shark? Whatever your favorite genre, there's an offline Chrome game for you, perfect to play whenever you're without an internet connection.
If you prefer to play games on your mobile, don't worry. There are plenty of fun mobile games you can play without data—some of which we've even featured on this list!
Here are the best mobile games that don't need an internet connection, allowing you to save your mobile data.
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